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School in Toronto and are ready and willing to u with any problem you may have BUDGET TERMS AVAILABLE Up to Five Years to pay on your Monthly Gas Bill LOCAL HEATING CONTRACTORS IN I THE INTERESTS OF COMMUNITY HASHMAN AWARD Walt Fines ljr happen la todays Intermediate that a la the leader for his team inch in the CAM Walter Fines Aurora rearffoard according to supplied by the Ron Brooks the list lurid if you dont believe hotkey is a Plea sins show drop in and tec for tonight at the Aurora will invade of his ability to set coals and to rally Ma mates were Walt Finos Hash man and Theatre pass winner this week Page 10 The Newmarket Era and Express Thursday March 1957 Beauty and the Bait Haskells HASH By GEORGE HASKETT Editor As wo start punching out this weeks ooiumn Tuesday were on pins and needles wondering just what is going to happen in the junior C roundrobin set Will the Bears sink the Brooks and end ail the confusion Or will it be ail tied up Sorry folk that we cant tell you just what is going to happen in this column seem to have mislaid our percent right crystal ball for the moment Should the Brooks win the will be right back where they started It could happen too as the Brooks although they lack the weight for the heavy going could upset Jack Robinsons merry on Port Perry ice From our vantage point it ap peared that Cains Smo kies were fortunate to share a division of the point in last weeks homehome scraps with the Bears Shots on compiled by Bill Ingram Ernie Stef- aniuk and your scribe tended to prove lady luck smiled our way Thursday The overall total was was shots on Adair on Broad Of course these statistics really dont mean a thing you still have to put the puck in the net This the Bears couldnt do as the alert Adair did a zero act in the Smokies citadel Hockey playoffs are here there and everywhere to keep the sport piges singing This is as good a time as any to briefly run down the district and local play- down picture Keswick Cornets supporters are starting to take their Comets seriously They eliminated Erin Ontario Rural Hockey Associa tion play last week and coach in first round intermediate Lowell Waller and manager Ed are ready for the next opposition The Cornets have Tex Baker in goal and welcomed back reliable rearguard Bud Thompson for Saturdays game Lowell Waller is another steady blueline operator while up front the Comets have Howard and Nobby Ash along with Ivan Bye George Davidson and Mike to supply the scoring spark At the Lake Sun- cot junior league sides have reached the crucial final series plateau Itll be Vivian Fores ters vs Oak Ridges Pioneers in the finale reports league secre tary Harry Lavender It should prove quite a battle as both teams carry imposing win rec ords into the finals it doesnt possible but for first time in several years Sutton have been shunted to the aidelines The lost to Green- bank in first tound senior OBHA pay It was rather an upset as the Greenshirts have been icing a strong aggregation spearhead j by goalie Ted Biy Canoe Clare Morrison Ron John Learoyd Gary Smith Tom- my Hart and Don Smith The ouster adds fur ther evidence that you cant win all time The intermediate pic lure finds Aurora Belairs much in the hunt At the weeks be ginning the sported a record in roundrobin semi final play and with two home games coming up the Ron Sim mons Ron Cliff Chap manled should top a berth in the group finals Tonight the entertain Bees in the closing game I of the roundrobin set If you haven bothered to look in on an intermediate game now the hour The intermediate hopefuls dish up a dash of that freewheeling hockey and theres never a dull moment The have Paul Mc- in goal Wait Pines Andy Grant Winter on defense and two high scoring front line units Don Gibson and Lloyd Harvey on one Jim Pat ton Grant Edwards and Howaid Bullock on the second Phil Nicholas a free wheeling pivotman Ted Vanderpol and bulldog Jack are also steady performers are pleased to note that three North York minor hockey league teams are in the running for Ontario honors They are Clarence Greenfields midget bantam Cs and Aurora Lions bantam of the Aurora fans have finally wakened to the fact the Lions in finals cither Strathroy or St Marys My information thai the finals wont start until next week The club sponsored by the Au rora Lions in eonjunction with the Aurora minor hockey is one of the strongest I bantam teams to come out of the district in years The Lions ros- rum as follows goal Peter defense Pawl Hughes Bob Wall Derek Scott while the goal producers up front are Norm Dennis the Wright bro- 1 Keith and Robert the lor boys Don and Ken plus Cheles Iteming John Wilson Brian Know Its and Paul Percy Preston is coach of the team with Doug Harrison the busy Aurora sportsman man ager Here in the hub interest is fo cused on the town league and Optimist NHL fi nals Both key series are sched- tried to start Monday at the arena The midgetjuvenile league has proved to be an outstanding suc cess Don Warner is league gov ernor A keen rivalry has sprung up between Hill 1 ants and RayMars on one side and between the two service clubs Lions and Rotary on the other It is going to be Ray- Mars coached by Harold La- Plante against Rick Cor belts Merchants in the finals The only item lacking to make this a great series is fan support Why not drop down Monday for a looksee The bantam NHL sponsored by our Optimist as in previous years is providing boys years of age strong an op- i to play hockey The finals kick off Monday at seven chimes reports league director Ross Goddard with Ed Adams New Yorkers opposing Jack in the fi nals We almost overlooked an item in our district rundown land Landings threeyear reign as East school league champs was ended Mon day The school ho- and champions will sports and re creations including fencing archery skanng casting and folic dancing a the Canadian Natrona a the Coliseum Toronto from March Will iamson gives fishermen a demonstration y o east an the ckey players champs HitsMisses from litre there Barney and figure skating executives putting the finishing touches on Our Town On ice the clubs yearending show The- carnival new and his arc comes up March and York curlers are preparing for their first it comes up March Excellent reports come from the of Hub citizen Ken and Bradfords Bruce They have been doing most of the district playoff contests just know this little note that follows is going to shame all the basketball referees in the dis trict It was amateur night in the town basketball league Mon day Your scribe was referee Best refereeing of the season Thats what all the contestants said the losers as well Incident ally Don and his Lyons team won their first game Provinces To Play In National Legion Spiel At Winnipeg This Week Top Legion curlers will meet Winnipeg Match 12 to 15 lor the Legions first national Some members a team every province except Newfound land will contest the- national curling trophy These curlers earned a shut at the Legions new curling award by winning the local zone ami provincial playoffs which have been taking place for tin- past two months An estimated 10000 Legion curlers were involved in playoffs at all levels Although this is the tint year of the Legion national hundreds of branches in all parts of the country shown great interest in the sport The prairie provinces have conducted a playoff for the past three years The national event largely a result of its success Chairman of the Legions Do minion Curling Committee C Sparling Winnipeg Mr Sparling said The event is restricted to Legion ordinary members But hope it will focus attention of member curlers on lcgion cur ing and perhaps induce them to join the organization The will be held in the Winnipeg arena Ontario will be represented by a rink from Lake consisting of Got don McDonald skip Jack Bill and Ken DavU Oak Ridges And Vivian Head For Lake Finals Vandorf and so far as the Lake junior hock ey league is concerned will have to wan until next year Both teams exited from the playofS picture March it Providing them with the final push over the brink were Oak Ridge Pioneers and Vivian Fore sters The latter two teams will now hook up in the leagues Una series Friday Fred scored three goals John Obee and Grant two each and Jim McCut- cheon a singleton as Oak whipped Vandorf Ray Atkin son and Paul Timbers got into scoring focus for two goals each to spark the losers Eric Barber was the other target smacker Bob Barnes going like a house on fire in three goals Jim Coil It ice and Ken Davis one each as Vivian knocked off Hon Beckett was two goal marksman or the losers In the opening games of the twogame totalgoals secies play ed March at the ar ena Vivian Foresters defeated lii and Oak Ridges topped Hon scored two goals Keith Wallace and Elmer Paisley a guiti each to pace Vivian Ron Beckett and Frank Naught shared goal Fred and Jim cheon collected two goals each to lead Oak Ridges John and Jim Wells bagged other Oak goal Paul Tun bets triggered two goals to spark Vendors Bill Richardson and Eric Barbel con tributed other markers LACROSSE MEETING HEREON MARCH become mrnur capital of Ontario March when delegate from ail parts of Ontario tot the annual mi ling the Minor Laerosae The meeting scheduled lo held in the Newmarket town hall starting at In number one on the agenda will the el ection of officers for the 1857 sea son Delegates from far away as Windsor Hastings and ville jure expected to attend E e Toronto LA secretary district Matt Newmarket are I in charge of for til RANGERS WIN CANUCKS TIE WINGS IN OPTIMIST NHL Rangers upset and tussled Optimist NHL semifinal contest at the arena March Both games were starters in twogame series As a result Wednesdays shooting shows Bangers have a j twogoal lead to carry into the second game Wines and iens on the other hand start from scratch when they out to resume seniifinai action Rangers copped an early lead and protected their early I margin over the rest of iho route Terry carried main offensive spark digging to his scoring repertoire for goals Brian Bales and John La Plant were going one goal con- t coins tot the winners Ian tossed in two goals I to give the- Bruins their main push while Bart was the I other Bruin Jim Bennett and Bob kicked in with early goals to put ahead Detroit back to square on two quick by Gary there on in givetake scrap Larry Keller punched homo two Montreal goals while completed his sterling three goal iniforiiiaiU- and Keith Hurt ni ihw Wings tying Lyons Basketballers Defeat Bel Boys 011 till low OSS loop on just note a- Belt Tent- phone at the high school m in posting their Win Ihi- season led all way prottcUng lead ftt first Doug McVeigh guard the ol Glen foatuivd the Lyons Don points Ken and Bod seven to the winning Dune Bel captain wa deadly tm postiwj total Bob A added seven Ralph worth Dick two Bob Brown two lo round out the total The good learn new eithree with a or to be a leader get use 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